45 Facts About Ruby Rose

Ruby Rose Langenheim was born on 20 March 1986 and is an Australian model, actress, disc jockey and television presenter.

Ruby Rose had a small role in the drama film Around the Block and came to wider attention for her role in season three of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.

Ruby Rose was born in Melbourne, the daughter of Katia Langenheim, a then 20-year-old single mother.

Ruby Rose is the goddaughter of Indigenous Australian boxer Lionel Ruby Rose and the great-granddaughter of German movie actress Ellen Bang and Alec Campbell, the last surviving Australian soldier who fought in the Battle of Gallipoli.

Ruby Rose first joined the Girlfriend model search in 2002, for which she came in second to Catherine McNeil.

The collection, named Milk and Honey Designed by Ruby Rose, includes washed jeans, leather jackets and T-shirts.

Ruby Rose released a collaboration collection with street footwear brand Gallaz.

In 2014, Ruby Rose began collaborating with Phoebe Dahl for their clothing range Faircloth Lane.

Ruby Rose has featured predominantly within mainstream fashion titles, including Vogue Australia, InStyle Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Nylon and New York's Inked Magazine.

Since March 2016, Ruby Rose has been the face of Urban Decay Cosmetics.

In March 2017, Ruby Rose starred in Nike's latest campaign "Kiss My Airs" celebrating its Air Max Day.

In 2009, Ruby Rose won the ASTRA Award for Favourite Female Personality.

Ruby Rose appeared in the episode "Media Virgins", of Australia's Next Top Model, acting as a guest judge, and worked as a correspondent for the finale of Australia's Next Top Model.

Ruby Rose left the program to pursue her own hosting projects.

Ruby Rose hosted the Foxtel Mardi Gras for 3 consecutive years before becoming an official correspondent for Foxtel for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In October 2015, Ruby Rose hosted the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards alongside Ed Sheeran in Milan.

Ruby Rose was selected in 2008 to act in the Australian comedy film Suite for Fleur.

Ruby Rose appeared alongside Christina Ricci and Jack Thompson in the 2013 film Around the Block.

In 2015, Ruby Rose joined the Orange Is the New Black cast in season 3.

Ruby Rose was cast in a guest role, as the service robot Wendy, in the science fiction series Dark Matter.

On 7 August 2018, it was reported that Ruby Rose had been cast as Batwoman in an Arrowverse crossover.

Ruby Rose's casting as Batwoman was met by backlash and criticism on social media.

Ruby Rose quit Twitter and deactivated public commenting on her Instagram account following the backlash.

In Entertainment Weeklys 2019 LGBTQ special issue, Ruby Rose additionally discussed the backlash to her casting as the title character of the television series Batwoman.

On 19 May 2020, Ruby Rose departed Batwoman after the first season, and initially gave no definitive reason behind her departure.

Ruby Rose's character was written out of the series and replaced with a new one named Ryan Wilder, portrayed by Javicia Leslie.

Ruby Rose later said she suffered an injury during the production of the first season.

Ruby Rose, commenting on an Instagram tribute to her time in the role, said she was "stoked" about Day's casting.

In July 2021, Ruby Rose said she was allergic to latex, which was another reason for leaving Batwoman as her character's mask was made of latex.

However, in response, Johnson confirmed that Ruby Rose had in fact been fired from Batwoman, with Warner Bros.

On 22 May 2020, Ruby Rose portrayed Viola in a livestreamed table-read of Twelfth Night as part of a benefit to raise money for COVID-19 pandemic relief.

In November 2021, Ruby Rose took a sabbatical from Hollywood to return to her native Australia.

In February 2012, Ruby Rose released her first single "Guilty Pleasure" with Gary Go.

Ruby Rose is a supporter of many charities, won a charity boxing match, and has travelled to Laos and Africa to volunteer each year.

Issues of concern to Ruby Rose include animal welfare, campaigns for anti-bullying and youth mental health, where she works as an ambassador for Headspace.

Ruby Rose experienced suicidal thoughts, and attempted suicide at age 12.

Ruby Rose said she was convinced she was a boy while growing up and that she was saving up money to physically transition from female to male.

Ruby Rose stated that modelling led her to discover androgyny, and allowed her to model with different gender expressions.

In 2014, Ruby Rose was engaged to fashion designer Phoebe Dahl; in December 2015, they ended their romantic relationship.

Ruby Rose was in a relationship with singer Jess Origliasso of The Veronicas from October 2016 to April 2018, having previously dated in 2008.

In 2019, Ruby Rose underwent emergency back surgery for a spine issue that led to two herniated discs caused by doing physical stunts on the set of Batwoman.

Ruby Rose said if she had not had the surgery, she would have been at risk of being paralyzed.

Ruby Rose is a supporter of the Australian Football League team the Geelong Cats.

Ruby Rose is a badass with a permanently arched brow and a Justin Bieber haircut.

Ruby Rose said she believes people are being complimentary when making such comments rather than trying to be derogatory or diminish the coming out process.